CLASS AAAAAA
QUARTERFINALAt Northeast SJ Prep 38, Parkland 17: The Hawks received four outstanding
performances while rolling to victory. D'Andre Swift bagged 318 yards and two
TDs on 18 carries (17.7 average), Marquez McCray passed 12-for-16 (75 percent)
for 130 yards and two scores, Terrance Greene turned eight snags into 112 yards
and two six-pointers, and Anthony Tigano nailed all five PAT while adding a
field goal. Swift's performance, though barely short of Kyle Ambrogi's 2000
school record (322 in 2000), was the best by a District 12 rusher in a state
quarter/semi/final. He eclipsed the 280-yard effort achieved the night before by
Wood's Shawn Thompson in a Class AAAAA quarterfinal vs. Whitehall. The scrimmage
yardage battle was rather one-sided, 505-171. Phil O'Connor paced the defense
with eight tackles. He and Dejuan Dandridge made interceptions.SEMIFINALAt NortheastSJ Prep 35, North Penn 25: D'Andre
Swift's 21st carry of the night turned out to be quite the memory maker.
A 12-yard gain enabled him to dislodge 2008 grad Jamir Livingston
(3,996) from his spot atop the school's list of leading career rushers AND lift
him past 4,000 yards to 4,003. In all, Swift carried 31 times for 268 yards
(4,112 career) and four TDs and his fourth quarter was extra special
(13-174-three). Marquez McCray passed 11-for-25 for 146 yards and Terrance
Greene turned a kickoff return into an 81-yard TD. Richard Carr (two
interceptions), Dejuan Dandridge (pick, fumble recovery) and Chris Lowndes (nine
tackles, forced fumble) were the defensive headliners. With the Hawks nursing a
28-25 lead, a Lowndes force/Dandridgepounce combo gave them the ball at their own 24
with 2:48 remaining. In the waning moments, Swift dashed 58 yards to NP's 1 and
scored on the next play. For NP, junior Kelly Macnamara, a girl, hammered a
28-yard field goal.FINALAt Hersheypark StadiumSJ Prep 42, Pittsburgh Central Catholic 7:Eventually, yes, the Hawks rolled to an easy victory while claiming
their third state championship in four years and becoming just the second team
in Catholic League history to finish 14-0 (also La Salle in 1996). But through
the first 18 minutes, the game was scoreless and the Prep owned just one gain of
more than 10 yards. Following a fumble recovery by Phil O'Connor, Marquez McCray
(12-for-22, 171) hit Terrance Greene for 36 yards. Two plays later, D'Andre
Swift raced 34 yards to the end zone and thrust his chest forward as he crossed
the goal line as if he were breaking the tape in an old-school, 100-yard dash.
The next hero, right before halftime, was Darryle Simmons, who took a short pass
on the sideline, broke a tackle at the 25 and zoomed downfield to complete a
35-yard score. The second half was flood-gates time and a trick play got things
started as wideout Richard Carr hit Terrance Greene for a 20-yard tally. Another
highlight was Greene's 93-yard TD on a kickoff return. Swift finished with 161
yards and three TDs on 27 carries while Greene (6-85) and Simmons (4-88) were
the pass-catching wizards. James Johnson fueled the defense, logging two TFL
among 13 tackles and forcing a fumble. Cooper Kim, Ryan Bryce and Paul Hess also
made fumble recoveries.

CLASS AAAAA
QUARTERFINALAt NorthamptonWood 56, Whitehall 13: The Vikings roared to three TDs in the
first quarter and two -- 49-yard run by Shawn Thompson, 71-yard pass from Jack
Colyar to Mark Webb -- were of the long variety. Overall, not much of a sweat
was broken. Thompson (13-280, two) and Raheem "Speedy" Blackshear (15-137,
three) combined for five rushing tallies. Thompson's effort was No. 1 by a
District 12 performer in the final three rounds of state playoffs; alas, the
mark was surpassed the next day by SJ Prep's D'Andre Swift (318 vs. Parkland in
a AAAAAA quarterfinal). Blackshear also contributed an interception. The mercy
rule took effect with a shade under six minutes remaining in the third quarter,
at 42-7.SEMIFINALAt Plymouth-WhitemarshWood 37, Academy Park 0: The Vikings
rolled to a 31-0 lead in the first half and forced the mercy rule into effect
just 3:22 in the third quarter. While posting the CL's second-ever shutout in
the final three rounds of state playoffs -- they beat Harrisburg McDevitt, 52-0,
in the 2011 AAA final -- the Vikings allowed AP to advance no closer to
the end zone than their 32 yard line. And that was against the second
unit. Raheem "Speedy" Blackshear ran 20 times for 178 yards and two TDs while
Jack Colyar passed 7-for-13 for 111 yards and a score to Kyle Pitts (4-67;
fumble recovery at DE).FINALAt Hersheypark StadiumWood 37, Harrisburg 10: For this
one, Raheem "Speedy" Blackshear should have added nicknames such as "Brassy" and
"Gritty" while carrying the ball 35 times -- often on rugged runs between the
tackles -- for 243 yards and three touchdowns, thus giving the Vikings their
third state title in four years and fourth in six. He added 74 yards on two
returns and a 51-yarder off a punt placed the ball at the 10 midway through the
third quarter. Blackshear promptly ran untouched up the middle for a 10-yard
score, providing a 23-10 lead. Shawn Thompson also ran well, turning 19 carries
into 133 yards and one TD. Kyle Pitts tallied the first TD on a 10-yard pass
from Jack Colyar while Dan Zanine hit four PAT and a 26-yard field goal.
Harrisburg's only TD, a 71-yard pass, came on the second play of the game. Matt
Palmer made nine tackles while Nasir Peoples, Adrian Lambert and Tyler Smith
thirded 24. Smith added a sack and a forced fumble/recovery combo. Star
wideout Mark Webb, though held snagless, soared for
an interception and recorded four pass deflections. Wood finished the
season with 11 consecutive wins and coach Steve Devlin lifted his career record
to 100 games above .500 -- 120-20-1.

CLASS AAA
DISTRICT 12/1 SUBREGIONALS
SEMIFINALAt South Philly Super SiteConwell-Egan 42, KIPP DuBois 18: After missing the Eagles'
previous game due to an ejection in the one before that, Kyree Bronson exploded
for six TDs -- the most by a Catholic League player in a postseason game (any
variety). He scored four on rushes (13-96) and one apiece on a kickoff return
(83 yards) and reception (27). C-E used three kickers to collect six PAT -- Jack
Barreras (four), Luke Jackson and William Kim (one apiece).DISTRICT 12/1 SUBREGIONALS
FINALAt Northwest Super SiteDel-Val 26, Conwell-Egan 14: These teams were meeting for the
second time in three weeks and C-E, despite having to play without two of its
top backs, had won the first clash. The Eagles rolled to a 14-0 lead in this
one, then skidded off the rails. Patrick Garwo rushed 20 times for 70 yards and
one TD and Kyree Bronson caught a scoring pass. For D-V, Charles Britt ran for
two short TDs and passed for another.

CLASS AA
DISTRICT 12/1 SUBREGIONALS
FINALAt South Philly Super SiteWest Catholic 58, Valley Forge MA 7: The Burrs frolicked to 58
points in the first 20 minutes, then showed major compassion. Shortly before
halftime, they twice took knees at VFMA's 21. The Cadets failed to cover the
kickoff that started the third quarter and the ball wound up at the 18. West
took knees on four consecutive plays. Supreme Kemp (6-39, three) and Calil
Wortham (7-141, two) combined for five of the seven rushing TDs. Amadou Barry
(4-97, one) was the top receiver.FIRST ROUNDAt Northern Lehigh, in SlatingtonSchuylkill Haven 41, West Catholic 12: The Burrs were never
the same after allowing SH to up its lead to 14-6 on a TD with 4.7 seconds
remaining in the first half. Da'Vion Kidd-Jackson (7-for-17, 133) and Anthony
Mirabile passed for one score apiece. Ahmad Kent (2-98, one) and Amadou Barry
(4-66, one) did the snagging.